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labeling electrical dash wires

Posted: 10/22/10 9:42pm Message 1 of 6
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Gordonvillle, TX - USA
Joined: 11/28/2003
Posts: 228
Vette(s): 1968 Roadster 427
Now that my instrument panel and dash is off for my restoration on the 68. I am wanting to label some of the wires as to what they go to for future problems. I did this some 15  years ago and now I find masking tape, and duct tape faded out with names of gauges etc. that the wires go to.
not visible now.
I am wanting to label these in such a way that 20 years from now someone else who may have to do the restoration again can locate what goes to what. 
So is there some type of label machine, or  label that has a stickie side that can attach to the wires with the name of where it goes. 




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labeling electrical dash wires

Posted: 10/23/10 6:10am Message 2 of 6
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York, PA - USA
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Vette(s): 1969 daytona conv. all original 350 350 380 4 sp w/air..and hard top
I tell you what I use is a product that has numbers on it..it's cheap and doesn't fade or fall apart..I used this stuff for years working on the RX-7 marking all the vacuum lines..you can find it at www.cableorganizer.com ..do a search for part number ZTMMWMD ..it's 15.99 and you can label over 700 wires with it..what I do with it is mark the wire with the tape and make a ledger of what that wire number corresponds with..keep the paper in the rebuild folder that you have with all the other info on the car so it will be passed on to the next proud owner some day..easier than anything else I have used..I looked for the old style label maker that imprints in the tape the number or letters but everything now is computer style generated..I think they are all lazer print now..I know receipts I get that are printed that way don't last that long especially in heat..so I am not sure if they would last the test of time..staples did sell these as cheap as 20$ but not sure if they last..
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labeling electrical dash wires

Posted: 10/23/10 7:39am Message 3 of 6
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P-Touch Labeler, available just about anywhere these days.


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labeling electrical dash wires

Posted: 10/23/10 11:19am Message 4 of 6
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Vette(s): 1978 Indy Pace Car. All original. A true survivor. 2nd owner Only 300 miles.
I've used the P-Touch Joel mentioned for labeling cables for my AV equipment and it works great! It's made by Brother.

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labeling electrical dash wires

Posted: 10/26/10 5:37pm Message 5 of 6
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Gordonvillle, TX - USA
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Vette(s): 1968 Roadster 427
Sounds great and I will try it.  I have some other problems now with the electrical since I got it back from the painter. The fuel gauge is pegged out, some of the tail light don't work and side parking light nor does the horn work. He did a great job of painting, but what he did putting all the lighting back in who knows.  It sound like maybe a ground problem. I will ask the C3 people on this problem. 
Hell the car looks great. and I just want to drive it.  Hate to have to fix problems someone else caused.
The paint shop obviously does not know anything about a vette. 




labeling electrical dash wires

Posted: 10/27/10 8:38am Message 6 of 6
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Manteca, CA - USA
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Vette(s): 1978,two tone,Metalic Rootbeer & gold 1975 L48 4 speed
[QUOTE=rlu1968] He did a great job of painting, but what he did putting all the lighting back in who knows.  It sound like maybe a ground problem. I will ask the C3 people on this problem. 
Hell the car looks great. and I just want to drive it.  Hate to have to fix problems someone else caused.
The paint shop obviously does not know anything about a vette. 
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 A friend of mine (an expert auto painter) worked on 2 of our cars, but sadly left a path of destruction. The "Corvette" word on the back, he broke both, guess he didn't know they had clips on the back Ouch, elec. antena (not anymore), oversprayed the headlight bulbs (good paint, won't come off) and so on.



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